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PRINCESS ANGELINE 


GLEANED FROM 
INDIAN TRADITIONS 
and HISTORIC RECORDS 
of PUGET SOUND 




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Hidden in the midst of a clump of trees 
and bushes nestles the Indian graveyard of 
the Port Madison Reservation, in one corner 
of which is found the grave of Sealth, the 
Indian chieftain for whom the city of Seattle 
is named. Marked by a simple marble slab, 
he sleeps quietly, with the songs of the birds 
overhead and the murmur of the waves at his 
feet, within the shadow of the great city 
whose founders owe so much to his friendship. 

Sealth, or Seattle as he was commonly 
called, was descended from a line of chief- 
' tains from both parents. Chief “Schwebe” 

of the Suquamish tribe being his father, and 
“Scholitza,” daughter of a Duwamish chief, 
being his mother. 

As to the place of birth of Sealth there 
seems to be some controversy, it being claimed 
by some that he was born on one of the hunt¬ 
ing grounds of the tribe, while others claim 
he was born in the “Old-Man-House,” a 
large building about one thousand feet in 
length by sixty in width, built of logs and 
split planks, which was divided into numerous 
apartments by solid partitions of the same 
crudely manufactured lumber, in which dwelt 
the chief and sub-chiefs of the allied tribes, 
and where they also held their councils. 


This huge structure was located on Bain- 
bridge Island, across from Magnolia Bluff, 
and resembled nothing so much as a human 
bee-hive, a primitive type of the more modern 
“Flat Building” or “Apartment House” so 
much in vogue by our more civilized people 
of today. It has long since fallen into decay, 
only the buried portion of the posts which 
supported the structure being left. 

Here, in happy freedom, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing, or participating in the games of his com¬ 
panions, he grew to manhood, strong of limb, 
dignified, brave and noted for his wisdom and 
prowess, as the following legend will show: 

Rumors having been brought to the allied 
tribes of an impending attack upon the “Old- 
Man-House” by the mountain Indians, the 
chiefs called a council to determine upon the 
best way of repulsing the attack. After a 
prolonged discussion young Chief Sealth arose 
and said he believed he could defeat the 
enemy if he could have the assistance of some 
of the young warriors, who immediately 
crowded around him offering their services. 

Learning that the attacking party was com¬ 
ing down one of the rivers (probably the 
White River), Sealth and his young men as¬ 
cended the stream to a point where it made 
an abrupt bend. Here, after hours of labor, 
using the primitive axes of the redmen, they 
succeeded in felling a tree across the stream 


in such a manner that the trunk rested on 
either bank while the branches swept the 
water, forming an impassable barrier. 

Hardly was this accomplished and the 
young warriors secreted along the banks than 
scouts brought word to Sealth of the approach 
of the hostile band, and in a short time could 
be heard the splash of the paddles as the 
heavily laden canoes came swiftly around 
the bend, only to be caught among the 
branches and capsized, which was the signal 
for an attack from the shores, which proved 
so disastrous that the enemy was totally 
routed, while Sealth and his braves escaped 
unharmed. 

For this achievement he was made chief 
of the allied tribes, which title he held at the 
time of his death, being considered by his 
people the grandest “Tyee” (Chief) of them 
all. 

Sealth was married twice, his first wife 
dying soon after the birth of “Kickisomlo,” 
or Princess Angeline, as she was later called. 

His second wife left several children, some 
of whose descendants are still living, but there 
seems to be no record of the names of his 
wives, or the tribes to which they belonged. 

When Sealth learned a city was to be 
named in his honor he objected strongly, even 
going to Olympia to protest against it, his ob¬ 
jections being based upon an Indian super- 


stition that the dead could not rest in their 
graves if their names were spoken after 
death. 

The inscription upon his tombstone is as 
follows: 

“Sealth, Chief of the Suquamish and allied 
tribes, died June 7, 1 866. 

“The firm friend of the whites and for 
whom the city of Seattle was named by its 
founders. 

“Baptismal name, Noah Seattle, aged 
probably about eighty years.” 



THE GRAVE OF SEALTH 
















PRINCESS ANGELINE. 


“Kickisomlo,” or Princess Angeline, the 
eldest daughter of Chief Sealth, was born 
about 1810 or 1811, in or near the “Old- 
Man-House,” where she grew to woman¬ 
hood, happy and free from care, roaming the 
forests or swiftly skimming the waters of the 
Sound in her light canoe, as the fancy took 
her. 

Scarcely of medium height, slender and 
graceful, the daughter of a noted chieftain, 
she was wooed by many of the young chiefs 
of neighboring tribes, but in vain, she having 
bestowed her affections upon a young man of 
her father’s tribe named Martin, who, though 
noted for his bravery and dignified bearing 
in the councils, was not the son of a chief. 

Knowing their attachment would not meet 
with the approval of her father, they hid it 
deep in their hearts, only meeting for an oc¬ 
casional walk in the forest, or, stealing away, 
pass an hour or two floating gently upon the 
waves in their light canoe, with only the stars 
to listen to their words of love. 

At such times it was Angeline’s wont to 
keep her lover posted as to the affairs of the 
tribe, telling him what to say in the councils, 


hoping he might, by his words of wisdom, 
win the approbation of her father. But tradi¬ 
tion tells us her efforts were in vain and she 
was promised in marriage to a Snoqualmie 
chief at a meeting of the allied tribes. 

On learning of this Angeline was grief- 
stricken and leaving Chief Sealth’s presence 
rushed down to the beach where her lover s 
canoe was usually moored, and seeing what 
she supposed was the form of her lover sitting 
therein, she threw herself face downward in 
the boat and sobbed out her story. Swiftly 
the boat sped over the water under the quick 
stroke of the paddle, but no loving word was 
uttered to cheer her aching heart. Raising 
her head to ascertain the cause of the unusual 
silence what was her dismay to find herself 
not in the canoe of Martin, but instead in that 
of a French-Canadian trapper named Henri, 
who had often sought her good graces. Un¬ 
heeding her entreaties to return, he kept on 
his way toward what is now the Canadian 
boundary, where he landed, taking her into 
the interior where she was unknown and 
friendless. 

Here she dwelt for about twelve years, 
sometimes being well-treated and again being 
ill-treated and abused, bearing all with the 
stoicism of the women of her race. 

When Henri finally lost his life in a stab¬ 
bing affray during a drunken brawl, leaving 
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her girlhood home, so long suppressed, swept 
over her. She longed for the soft whispering 
of the wind among the trees, to hear again 
the lapping of the waves as they gently broke 
on the beach. Eagerly she made prepara¬ 
tions and when all was ready, taking her only 
surviving child, a young daughter, she started 
on her tedious journey, unheeding the many 
dangers that threatened her, reaching her des¬ 
tination after many weeks of privation and 
weary travel. 

Her return was like one risen from the 
dead, as it had long been supposed she had 
perished in the Sound when weeks and months 
lengthened into years and she did not return 
and no trace of her was found. 

Entering her father’s house unannounced 
she presented him with a pipe as a peace- 
offering, and explaining her absence, asked 
that she and her child might become inmates 
of his home. The old chief listened in silence, 
his kindly voice alone betraying emotion as 
he bade them stay. 

Just at this time Martin, who had become 
a noted warrior, entered and perceiving Ange- 
line, a look of surprise and amazement spread 
over his face, which quickly gave place to 
anger as his gaze fell upon her daughter, and 
he commenced to reproach and revile her, 
ending his tirade with a cruel blow in the 
face, ere the stern rebuke of Chief Sealth 


could prevent it. She made no outcry; her 
immovable face betrayed no emotion. Quiet¬ 
ly she took up the duties of her father’s home. 
Her daughter grew to womanhood and be¬ 
came the wife of a white man, whose ill treat¬ 
ment of her caused her to take her own life. 
It appears to be an established fact that An- 
geline married again and bore other children, 
but as to the date of her husband’s death 
there seems to be no record. 

It is, however, certain that when the first 
white settlement was made on the present site 
of the city of Seattle, in the early fifties, she 
and her father were living on the island and 
many acts of kindness are recounted of both 
Chief Sealth and Angeline, their friendship 
for the whites lasting to the time of their 
death. 

It was on this island that Chiefs Leschi 
and Clayc.um, at the head of hostile Indians, 
sought Chief Sealth and endeavored to induce 
him to turn against the whites and exterminate 
them. This they were unable to do, and fear¬ 
ing Chief Sealth might warn the whites of 
their danger he and his warriors were not per¬ 
mitted to leave the island, although the women 
were allowed to go and come as they pleased. 

The tradition has been handed down, and 
is still believed by many residents of the 
“Queen City,’’ that Chief Sealth, realizing 
the necessity of warning the whites, devised 


CHIEF SEATTLE’S HOME 















the plan of sending Angeline and another 
Indian woman named Hattie, who left their 
homes late at night, stealing through the dark¬ 
ness, sometimes creeping on hands and knees 
through the thickets and marshes, reaching 
the settlement in time to enable the inhabitants 
to seek safety in the blockhouse. Other re¬ 
ports, however, are to the effect that the fore¬ 
going is a myth; that an Indian named “Curly 
Jim’’ brought word to the whites. 

Be that as it may, the fact remains that the 
saving of the settlement from massacre was 
undoubtedly due to the friendship of Chief 
Sealth and his people, and the pioneers never 
ceased to be grateful for that friendship, leav¬ 
ing no act or deed undone to show their ap¬ 
preciation. 

The last years of Angeline’s life were spent 
in her cabin home, which was located in that 
part of Seattle known as “Shanty-town,’’ so 
long a reproach to the city. She spent most 
of her time in the tireless watch of the sea, 
which seemed to soothe and comfort her. It 
seemed to bring back the days when her 
father was great and powerful, when she was 
loved and honored, and none can tell whether 
there lingered a thought of regret as she re¬ 
called the past. 

Her life had been an eventful one. She 
had watched her native forests give way for 
the growth of a great and flourishing city, 


whose miles of railway, busy marts, schools, 
churches and beautiful homes made it indeed 
the metropolis of the northwest. 

She had watched the light canoes of her 
people pale into insignificance before the huge 
ships of commerce carrying products of throb¬ 
bing industries, to be exchanged for precious 
cargoes from the Orient. 

She had also seen the proud young city 
laid low by the red flames of destruction, 
only to rise from its ashes more beautiful and 
wondrous than ever before. It required no 
effort of memory to bring it all back, she was 
familiar with it all. 

She usually went barefooted, or nearly so, 
her scanty garments being composed of cast¬ 
off clothing, her wrinkled face bearing a look 
of sorrow, as if she were ever looking back¬ 
ward upon her fallen and decaying people. 

Efforts were frequently made to relieve her 
condition, the ladies of Seattle at one time 
providing her with a more comfortable home, 
which she refused to occupy, returning to her 
tumble-down cabin. With each succeeding 
effort to better her condition the lines of her 
face became more set and rigid, if possible, 
until finally the task was given over and she 
was allowed to come and go as she pleased. 

Both Angeline and her father embraced the 
white man’s religion, being members of the 
Catholic Church, and when asked if she were 


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afraid to die, during her last illness, she re¬ 
plied in her native jargon, “No; Jesus and I 
are pretty good friends.’’ 

She died in Seattle, May 31,1 896, at the 
advanced age of about eighty-six years, her 
funeral being largely attended. No effort 
was made to change her appearance after 
death and she was laid at rest with the 
familiar kerchief covering her head. Her 
coffin was in the shape of a canoe with the 
“Isick” (paddle) resting at the stern, cov¬ 
ered with black broadcloth with silver mount¬ 
ings. The only flowers were those gathered 
from the forest. She lies buried in Lake 
View Cemetery beneath the shade of a single 
tree, the rough-hewn stone at her head giving 
her name and date of death, sleeping quietly 
within the confines of the city whose beauty 
and magnitude have far exceeded the dreams 
of its founders, the most magnificent monu¬ 
ment ever erected to the memory of an Indian 
chieftain, destined to outlast all time— 
Seattle. 



GRAVE OF PRINCESS ANGELINE 







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